Coin separator and counter.



'J. MJOHNSON &.H. J. BA'UR'.

COIN SEPARATOR AND COUNTER.

, APPLICATION FILED AUG-8Q. 1912.

1 Patented 00th 10, 1916 5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Y L.. IE1 ficgo lyjson J. M. iOHNSON & H J. BAUR.

COIN SEPARATOR AND COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.30. i912.

QSHEETS-SHEET 3.

w I \xl 55 Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Patented Oct. 10, 191 6 5 SHEETS SHEET 5- J. M. JOHNSON & H. J, BAUR. com SEPARATOR AND COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-30, i9i2.

Jihl M. JOHNSON AND HUGO J. BAUR, OF CHICAGO, ILLIN 91S; SAID BAUR ASSIGNOBEO' SAID JOHNSON.

COIN SEPARATOR AND COUNTER;

To 0$ZZ 'UJ]LO77L it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAY M. JOHNSON and Hnco J. BAUR, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Separators and Counters; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,'clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numbers of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of coin separators and counters set forth in United States Letters Patent No. $115,965, issued to Jay M. Johnson on the 23rd day of March, 1909.

The object of this invention is to greatly simplify the construction in all respects and to afford a positively actuated means for driving the register mechanically.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a. construction in which the means for actuating the register for indicating the count are set in operation by the coin to be counted, but are driven independently of the coin.

It is also an object of the invention to afford aconstruction in which the counting mechanism is tripped by the passing coin and then actuated by positive drive from one of the moving parts of the machine. It isalso an object of the invention to afford a' construction capable of separating and counting coins of any denomination and in which the counted and separated coin are delivered each to its individual compartment or rcbcptacle.

it is alsoan object of the invention to.afford a machine provided with coin chutes for the respective denomination of coin, each so constructed. that should a coin fall into the wrong chute it will be delivered therefrom back to the hopper.

The invention embraces many novel features and consists in the matters hereinafter described and more fully pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a face view of the operating mechanism of the machine with the case removed and the chutes broken away. Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged face View of one of the counting and recording mechanisms. Fig. a 18 a section on line 44= of Specificetion of Letters Patent.

Fig, Fig. '5 is a 'de elevation-of the counting mechanism showing the same removed from'the machine. Figs. 6 and 7 respectively are sections on lines 6-6 and 7- 7 of 3, and illustrate the one the normal position of parts, the other the position assumed after the preliminary movement of the l atent'ed Oct. 10, 1916. Application flied August 30, 1915. Serial No. 717,837.

counting wheel effected by. the moving coin.

Figs. 8 and 9 are sections taken on lines 8-8 and 9.-9 of Fig. 4, and illustrate the posi-- tions of the star wheel corresponding with the positions of the counting or ratchet Wheel shown in Figs. 6 and 7 respectively. Fig. 10 is a section on line l0,-10 of Fig. 3. Fig. 11 is a section on line 11-11 of Fig. 4. Fig. 12 is an enlarged, vertical, transverse section taken through one of the coin receptacles and its coin chute. Fig. 13 is an enlarged section on line 13-13 of Fig. 12.

As shown in the drawings: a suitable frame 1, annular in form, is supported in a rearwardly inclined position, as shown in Fig. 2, upon one or more brackets 2 ara worm gear 6, rigidly secured on a shaft 7 journaled in said inclined frame and on the outer end of which is secured the coin carrying Wheel 8, which fits in said annular frame and bears against a. suitable fiat back plate. Said plate or coincarrying wheel 8, is provided near its periphery with recesses or pockets 9, such as shown in Fig. 1, said pocketsor recesses being elongated radially of the carrying wheel to afi'ord a comparatively large circular recess, and a smaller circular recess communicating therewith, thus permittin a coin of small size to be carried in sai pocket or recess, in which event the coin will fit farther into the smaller or reduced portion of the recess,

while in the event of the larger coin being loo denomination'of coin to be counted, that is to say, in the present construction in which half dollars, quarter dollars, nickels, pennies and dimes are to be counted, there are five such grooves, and on additional groove may be employed for ollars, if dollars are to be counted. Secured onthe face of said frame 2 at the bottoi f thereof is a metallic upwardly and inwardiy directed casing 10,

which is screwed or bolted to said frame and which serves as a hopper to confine the coin therein against the carrying plate. Extending upwardly around the top of said frame is a covering plate 11, of glass, mica, ,or any suitable transparent material. and which is supported at ajsuffi'cient distance above the face of the carnyin wheel to permit inspection at all times 0 the coin passin 'tothe counters.

- at the outer end of said attaching plate to which is hinged the bottom plate 14, of the counting mechanism.

Integral with the inner end of the bottom plate 14,- of the counting and registering mechanism are upwardly directed flanges l5 and 16, one on each side of said bottom plate and projecting forwardly over the coincarrying wheel to afford a box-like receptacle above the peripheral pockets in the coin carr ing wheel.

, Journaled in the end wall 17, thereof is a shaft 18, which extends radially of the 'carrying'wheel and is provided at its outer end with a bevel pinion 19, which meshes with a corresponding bevel pinion or gear 20, of aveeder or other suitableregister 21, as shownin Fig. 3. Secured onisaid shaft 18, at its inner end is a ratchet wheel 22,

of a diameter to project into one of the peripheral grooves in the carrying plate, said ratchet wheel having, as shown, five teeth thereon, each affording an abrupt shoulder for engagement with the passing coin, as'shown in Figs. 6 and 7 J Securedon said shaft adjacent. said ratchet wheel is a cam wheel 23, having five equally distanced seats or recesses in its periphery and journaled at one side of said wheels is an angular shaft 24, on'one end of which is a downwardly curved sharp lifting finger 25, adapted to be projected into the appropriate groove inthe carrying wheel and on the other endthereof is an upwardly extending dog or pawl 26, positioned to ride on said cam wheel, the end of which is shaped to engage ,in the successive recesses therein and secured on said shaft is a spring 27 which acts to throw the lifting plate or finger 25, on said shaft to the bottom of the groove when the pawl or dog drops into a notch in the cam wheel, as shown in Fig. 7 Also secured on said shaft is a star wheel 28. As shown, a five pointed star is so positioned on said shaft as to register with apertures 29, at the edge of the coin carrying wheel and adapted to project therein, as shown in Fig. 9, after each preliminary actuation of the ratchet or counting wheel. An automatic bracket and centering device is provided on said shaft embracing a cam 30, provided in its periphery with five notches spaced equal distances apart.

Seated in a cylindric extension or boss 31, which'extends through the bottom plate and bed plate of the counting device and register, is a lunger 32, the an ular head 33, of which is adapted to engage in any of the notches in said cam 30, and as shown, a nut 34, is threaded into the end of said boss and affords a bearing for a pushing spring 35, which holds said plunger always in position to engage the cam 30. As shown,

a latch 36, secured on one of the side flanges 13, of the bed plate, engages the bottom plate of the counting mechanism to hold the same in'adjusted position, but permits instant release thereof when said latch 36, is lifted, thereby permitting the entire counting unit to he swung upwardly out of engagement with the carrying wheel. One of said counting mechanisms is provided for each denomination of coin to be counted and are arranged around the periphery of the coin carrying wheel in such relation that count of the largest denomination (and, of course, coin of the largest size to be counted, as, for instance, half dol lars) are registered by the counting mechanism A, quarters by the counting register B, nickels by the counting register C, pennies by the counting register D, and dimes by the counting mechanism E. In this relation the ratchet 22, of each of said counting and registering devices, are engaged as follows: That for the half dollar is engaged in the groove appropriated therefor and which in the drawings, is shown as the second groove from the outer side. That for quarters extends into the third groove; for nickels into the fourth; for pennies into the fifth, and for dimes into the sixth groove, counting from the outer side inwardly. Coin chutes39, 40, 41, 42, and 43, are provided one for each of said counting and registering mechanisms. Each of these,

as shown, is enlarged at the upper end to register with the converging side flanges at and registerof said coin. continuous sho n, all

Iii-o com in? and registerthereof is provided with bottom except on open or such length and width coin of a denomination that for which. the coin chute is smaller emu-curated tell therein, said coin will oi. therefrom and ech into the to be This, however, cum,

5 not produce inaccuracy, inasmuch as any coin or sullieiently small diameter to fell through the slot in cue of said coin chutes, is or too small diame er to be actuated by the counting and registering mechanism for that chute. Bis shown also, each oi said chutes covered with a tram parent medium such glass or mice, indicated by l-l, so .thul; the operation of the machine i'uuy be bed by the operator at all times. Each 5 OIl SIAlCl coin chutes terminates in a coinv tube or re e from which the coin may be i to a coin bug or any suitubl.

,. or receiving; the some.

As shown, the lower end of coin so chute is enlarged to afford tubular downl usion i5, and hinged Oil the outer ()Oll). Cl'll' u coiu tube .25, with discharge Secured on the herge shown, i -31 outwsit y flaring to which the 'i'uouth the coin 'ured. to permit coin to be cccly ,tl'iereinto. As shown,

. e7, outwardly and cm 1 upwurdly to upprozriizietely lit the bottom the coin tube 46, when swung outwardly on the end of said chute as indi i lines in Fig. 13, and, as

s5, shown. a spring latch or detent ll), is provided at the outer end of said bracket to it the outward swing the coin tube.

- s shown. also. a spring latch 50, is pivot- .lly engaged on said bracket or shelf 4'1,

-. cud surri'uinding so d di; 1

so to engage ea h of said coin tubes to hold the same in. ad usted position, and, as shown in Fig. 13, the latch or lever which serves this purpose provided with a notch or in one face thereof to engage the tube w ion in with the discharge aperture end is shaped 2i? its to engage the tube to hold the same outwardly and out of engagement with the spring aperture, end sprint-r 5i, in each instance serves to positively ugage said latch the to carry the coin upwardly to the counting and registering mechanisms with one coin in each pocket of the carrying wheel. 0t course, the coin being indiscriminately mixed assume no definite order with reference to denomination and urrungeinent in the carrying wheel, but are selectively cerrie-tl u owardly to counting position. The arrangement of said counting mechanisms is such, and their arrangement with reference to each other, that no twoczin operate at the same time; in consequence, assuming that halrt dollar is presented to the counting end registering mechanism A, suid coin first is projected against one of the teeth of the ratchet wheel :22, in said counting mechanism with sutlicient force to shift the ratchet Wheel, so that the head of the dog or pawl 26, falls into the notch or recess in its cam wheel, whereupon the spring 27, throws the lifting finger 25, downwardly, as shown in Fig. 7, to engage beneath the coin and discharges the some from its pocket. With the efi'cctiug of this preliminary movement, one of the angles of the star wheel 28, has been thrown. downwardly, shown in Fig. 9, to engage in one of the notches 29, in the coin carrying wheel and in consequence, the further rotation elf-the register is effected by the direct drive of the motor and entirely independently of the coin. In consequence,

the veeder or register is rotated 21 suilicienfi distance to count one thereon. as the star point is released from the carrying wheel, ct which moment the unguler head of the plunger is again seated in one of the notches in the cum 30. Had it beene quart-er first presented or should a quarter follow the half dollar, the next succeeding registering mechanism L8, acts thereon in exactly the same manner, the lifting finger engaging beneath the coin to throw the same out of its pockets and into the chute, while the coin serves but to adjust the registering means preliminary to the positive and direct drive from the carrying wheel. In the same manner, successive coins are presented. to the respective counting; and registering mechanism, each of which, as before de scribed operates entirely independently of the other and nonsimultenously therewith, and the coin, as counted, are lifted by the finger :25, from their pocket with the return of the cum wheel to normal or, in other Words, to a position in which the pawl or dog 26, is elevated. If by accident a coin should fall into a chute not intended for that particular coin, said coin must obviously be of a size less then that for which said particular counter and chute are intended, inasmuch as the larger coins have been previously removed by the action of their counters and registers. In cousequence, such enniller coin falling into the chute rolls down the inclined side well thereof, falls through the slot and into the hopper, from whence it is raised to be ultimately counted.

Of course, the' machine may be made of any suitable size or capacity and the number of coins for which the same may be adapted is dependent only upon the size of the coin. Of course, it isevident that inspection of all parts of the machine while in operation can.

be made at any time Without stopping the machine, and vfurthermore, any other means than tubes and shelf or bracket before described may be employed to permit the discharge of the coin to a seek or sacks and to afford means for retaining the counted coin from each chute while a filled bag is being removed and a bag to be filled substituted therefor.

Obviously very numerous details of the construction may be varied. Ne therefore do not purpose limiting this application for patent otherwise than necessitated" by the prior art.

- We claim as our invention:

1. In a coin counting mechanism a positively driven carrying element for coin, a counting element arranged closely adjacent thereto with one part of said element in the path of the moving coin and adapted to be adjusted for actuation by the coin and to be actuated by the carrying element, and piv otally mounted rigid ejecting mechanism operated by said counting element mo mentarily thrown into ejecting position to eject the coin from said element after the coin has been counted.

2. In a coin counter the combination with a carrying element for coin. of mechanism positively driven from said carrying ele ment for counting each passing coin, and pivoted rigid ejecting means for the coin thrown into operation by the coin and moved into position out of use by said carrying element after ejection of the coin from said carrying element.

3. In a machine of the class described a carrying element adaptedf to selectively pick up coin of different denominations and move the coin one by one to counting position, a counting mechanism for each lGIi'lOml nation of coin, each capable of coimting only a single denomination, actuating means therefor, and means projecting into the path of the moving coin for adjusting the actuating means for counting into positive engagement with the carrying element.

. 4. In a coin registering machine the combination with the coin carrying element and a registering mechanism, of means operated by the moving coin for bringing a part on the registering mechanism into positive 011- gagement with a part of the carrying element, and pivotally mounted rigid ejecting mechanism for the com moved into operatneoases ing position by the coin and immediately moved out of such position after ejection of the coin from the carrying element, by said carrying element.

5. In a machine of the class described a' carrying element for the coin, adapted tocarry coins of different denominations, count ng means, one for each. denomination 0t coin carried, a coin of one denomlnatlon acting to bring the carrying element and a part on the counting means for that particular coin into positive engagement for actuation of the counting means, and ejecting mechanisms for the coins to eject the same during the counting operation.

6. In a machine of the class described a stationary member, a carrying element adapted to sweep coins upwardly thereon from a mixed mass of coins a counting element, one for each denomination of coin to be counted, parts on each of said elements moved into engagement by a coin being swept upwardly by said carrying element adapted to positively efiect engagement between said carrying element and said counting element to effect a count, and ejecting means for the coins operated in part by the coins, and in part by said carrying element.

positioned around the carrying element, and

means actuating said respective counting elements directly 'from the coin carrying wheel embracing star wheels positively inten meshing therewith, and adjusting elements adapted to be tripped by the moving coins to bring the star Wheels into mesh.

In a machine of the class described a carrying wheel having pockets in its periphery a plurality of grooves,concentric with its center passing therethrough and each appro-priated to a particular coin denomination, a lifting linger supported over the carrying wheel and adapted to be projected into one of said grooves, a cam for actuating said finger. a star wheel connected to said cam and an adjusting means actuated by a pas iug coin and acting to throw the star wheel into mesh with the carrying wheel and to tl'irow the lifting finger upwardly, thereby ejecting the coin therefrom.

menses 10. A carrying Wheel having pockets in its periphery and grooves concentric with the wheel all-passing through each of said pockets. v

11. In a machine of the class described a rotative -carrying Wheel having pockets in its periphery, of a plurality of grooves concentricwith the center of the Wheel and all passing 'through' all the pockets, said grooves corresponding in number and in general arrangement from the center with the number and sizes of coins to be'counted.

12. A carrying wheel of the class described having recesses in its are for coins of diflerent sizes and grooves of difierenty radius extending throng-ht said recesses and each appropriated to a given coin denomination.

13, In a machine of the class described the combination. with a coin carrying element, of a plurality of coin counter mechanisms, an inclosed coin chute, one for each denomination of (301115 to be counted, each' chute having an outer transparent Wall and having a longitudinally slotted bottom to permit coins of smaller denomination than that for which the chute is intended to fall therefrom, said chute disposed in a position with respect to said carrying element to receive the coins therefrom after the same have becn counted, and ejecting means, one for each denomination of coin disposed for operation by said respective coin counter mechanisms, and each ejecting its particular denomination of coin into the respective chute therefor when actuated.

14. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a carrying element and a plurality of counting elements driven in part thereby, of inclined coin chutes ar ranged one for each of said counters. and means disposed to be projected beneath the forward edge of a coin to elevate and eject the same from saidcarrying element into the respective chute provided therefor according to the denomination of the coin.

15. In amachine of the class described a counting mechanism, a grooved coin carrying element with which the coin counting mechanism positively intermeshcs during a part of the counting operation, a plurality of lifting elements positively projected into the grooves in said carrying element into the path of the moving coins and each element adapted to lift and discharge a coin of one denomination only.

16. In a machine of the class described a fiat inclined rotative carrying Wheel having pockets in the face thereof near its periphery, notches adjacent the pockets, a counting mechanism, a shaft for actuating the same, a star Wheel positioned at right angles to said carrying Wheel and adapted to engage in said notches, an adjusting ratchet secured fee to said star Wheel and projecting into the path of the moving coin and adapted when actuated by the coin to move said star wheel into mesh with the carrying element. 17. In a machine of the class described an apertured grooved carrying element for the coin, a counter, an adjusting element for the counter projecting at right angles to the groove and into the path of the moving coin, a star wheel rigidly engaged thereon and adapted to inter-mesh with the apertures in the carrying element, said adjusting clement acting when engaged by a coin to shift the star wheel, and a resilient brake acting to resist overthrow in the operation of said register.

18'. A machine of the class described cmbracing the combination with a rotativc carrying wheel, the counting mechanisms the coin chutes and acting when in normal position to deliver coin and when swung into inclined position to retain the separated coin therein.

19. Inadevice of the class described the combination with a rotative carrying wheel for the coin, of a registering mechanism hingedly supported .in operative relation theretoand adapted to be manually adjust ed into and out of operative relation with the carrying wheel independently of coins on said wheel.

20. In a machine of the class described a' carrying wheel having. pockets in its perlphery to selectively engage and carry the coin therein. of a plurality of pivoted counting mechanisms hingcdly supported in operative r lation with the carrying wheel, a latch holring the same normally inoperative position, and coin chutes inclined laterally and downwardly and arranged one for each counting mechanism. adapted to receive the counted coins ejected from the carrying wheel.

21. In a device of the class described a stationary member, a member moving thercover adapted to sweep coins around on said stationary member, mechanism actuated by the coins as mechanical. elements for couuting the moved coins according to their denomination, each comprising an element adapted to project into the pathof a moving coin, a register connected to be driven thereby, and a star wheel journalod at right angles to said moving elementand adapted to be engaged thereby to drive the register independently of the coin after the coin has contacted the projecting element.

22. In a device of the class described a stationary member, a movable memberadapted to sweep coins of difl erent denomination's lying flat thereon, thereover, mechanism for registering the coins according to the denomination thereof, comprising means registering means, driving means therefor, and means permitting said driving means to be thrown in train with said registering means when the coin contacts the element in the path thereof.

23. In a device of the class described the combination with a coin carrying element for coins of different denominations, of

projecting into the path of a moving coin, a

counting mechanism disposed to be driven directly by coins on said element, ejecting means associated with said counting mechanism adapted to be projected beneath the 'leading edge of'themoving coins on said carrying element, and a plurality of chutes arranged adjacent said carrying element to receive the coins ejected therefrom after the same have been counted.

24. In a device of the class described coin carrying means for coins of different denominations, registers, one for' each denomination of coin, means for operating the same adapted to be contacted by coins carried on said carrying means rejecting mechanism otherthan said operating means adapted to to be projected into the path of a coin carried on said means when said register means is actuated, and discharge chutes to receive I the ejected coins according to the denomination thereof.

25. In a device of the class described the combination with coin carrying means, of

associated counting and ejecting mechanism,

the one arranged with respect to the carrying means to normally lie in the path of coins moved thereon, .and the other connected to said counting mechanism whereby when the same is operated the ejecting mechanism is projected in front'of and into the path of the coin to eject the same from the carrying means,

In testlmony whereof we have he e t 

